I don’t think any sim is close to real life. But the rates and throttle curves can mimic it a way.
Velocidrone has a betaflight setup to try and match real life, but its not perfect.
I’ve not used skydive (there’s a sim I don’t have?!), but they really DO help you fly for real. Throttle I think is the hardest thing to grasp when you start off, flying just at a steady height. Sounds like you’ve mastered a lot of the basics, so that’s good, and from the video I’d let you fly one of mine tbh! Keep at it!
Be good if you got there for one day at least. Sure can give you tips and pointers! Don’t try to hover, it’s actually blinking hard in Acro!!
The shock will be when you first take off and realise its for real. There’ll be an initial “oh-shit” moment… then the muscle memory from your sim flights will kick in.
Fly around a bit gently for real and you’ll get the feel for the quad. It WILL be a different feel from flying in the sim. Even if its a difference made up in your head. You know that the sim quad will not break if you crash. You know that your real quad will, or will get stuck in a tree, etc. This makes things feel different to you, even if they’re actually not. It’s completely in your head.
The really hard bit then is actually landing nicely. Not crashing somewhere near you, or quite possibly cartwheeling across the field, etc…
A sim can’t really prepare you completely for what it’s like, but it’s a good start.
Yeah I watched that the other day, (watched a lot of him this week, lovely painless, makes a change from Bardwell on the quads). Landing practise isn’t mentioned… I need it as you all well aware, lol! Before I maiden at weekend ideally… Hmmmm £30 quids… cheaper than a neb pro… ergh. Money sink this hobby!
@gunja99
The best way is fly an approach, then pull up just before landing, circle round and approach again.
By the time you’ve done that a few times you’ll be itching to land it.
Remember @notveryprettyboy advice at the weekend, line it up, kill the throttle at 100 yards out and just glide it in (make sure on a plane/wing AIRMODE is always on)
At the last moment before touch down pitch the nose up slightly so tail lands first, reduces possiblity of damage.
Yeah think it’s stall speed need to know and being more aware of wind direction if any (into wind if possible, etc, etc)… I did a few though, inc the wing wing
Wow - generous offer. Thanks for the confidence boost.
Hovering is ok, as long as I not think about it too much. Cornering with curve I want is a struggle, I appear to make not able to do it clockwise, only anti-clockwise. Practice, Practice, Practice.
